A momentous “stop” for young Leroy Jethro Gibbs will start the NCIS: Origins character on an exciting path to becoming the Special Agent fans know and love, co-showrunners Gina Lucita Monreal and David J.

Origins series is officially here, and the NCIS prequel series' has already revealed a lot about its main characters past.

Even the "NCIS" origin story for Austin Stowell has a Cracker Jack opening. The impossibly rugged actor, 39, had tried to clear his mind after his February audition for "NCIS: Origins," the prequel series to the CBS police procedural (premiering Monday,

New research examines how early humans evolved to eat carbohydrates by studying the duplication of a certain gene that helped shape adaptation to starchy foods.

Our love of french fries and other carbs dates back over 800,000 years to our cavemen ancestors, suggests a new study. The origins predate agriculture and maybe even our split from Neanderthals, say scientists.

Humanity’s love of carbohydrates started 800,000 years ago when cavemen developed genes to break down starchy food, a study has found.